BREAKING: The Rutgers University faculty strike is over. Unions representing 9,000 faculty members will return to their jobs, serving 67,000 students, across the three RutgersU campuses Monday. Announcement from govmurphy ruaaup ruaaup_ptl
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The Rutgers University faculty strike is suspended, and students will return to class Monday.
He called it a “fair and amicable conclusion," that "respects the interests of many different stakeholders, upholds New Jersey’s values, and puts an end to a standoff that was disruptive to our educators and students alike.” Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Becky Givan, in the governor's announcement, said the framework “sets in place unprecedented gains for contingent workers, graduate students and our communities."
In a separate announcement overnight, the unions said once a tentative agreement is reached, members would vote on it in a secret ballot. "Our historic strike got us to this point. And let us be clear, a suspension of our strike is not a cancellation," the unions wrote. "If we do not secure the gains we need on the open issues through bargaining in the coming days, we can and will resume our work stoppage."
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